Asian American Resource Workshop Inc
Community organizing, leadership development, and community building for pan-asian communities in greater boston.
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc at a glance
In short: Asian American Resource Workshop Inc gave $120K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $120,000
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,333
- -41.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,140,193
- +51.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Asian American Resource Workshop Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Institute for Asian American Studies (University of Massachusetts) ($20K). Together the top 9 received $120K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Asian American Resource Workshop Inc gives
- Giving grew 1029% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $160K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $120K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Asian American Studies (University of Massachusetts) Boston, MA | Taaf Subgrant for Polling Project | $20,000 |
| Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund New York, NY | Taaf Regrant | $20,000 |
| Asian Outreach Center at GBLS Boston, MA | 2004 Taaf Regrant | $20,000 |
| Vietnamese American Initiative for Development Inc Boston, MA | Taaf (The Asian American Foundation) 2024 Regrant | $10,000 |
| Asian Community Development Corporation Boston, MA | Taaf subgrant to support work to combat anti-asian violence and support survivors | $10,000 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Boston, MA | Taaf subgrant to support work to combat anti-asian violence and support survivors | $10,000 |
| Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Boston, MA | Taaff subgrant to support work combating anti-asian violence & support survivors | $10,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association Boston, MA | Taaff Subgrant | $10,000 |
| Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell Inc Lowell, MA | Taaf 2024 Subgrant | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,140,193 | $2,572,761 | $1,496,693 | $120,000 | 9 | $20,946 |
| 2024 | $2,069,837 | $1,673,378 | $1,290,866 | $160,000 | 7 | $7,648 |
| 2023 | $1,683,592 | $963,010 | $831,711 | $2,974 | Total only | $3,165 |
| 2022 | $1,510,485 | $1,030,828 | $624,447 | $10,625 | 1 | $838 |
| 2021 | $1,079,227 | $859,976 | $373,107 | $5,139 | 1 | $791 |
| 2020 | $610,945 | $737,098 | $439,406 | $6,909 | 1 | $3,279 |
| 2019 | $342,080 | $386,787 | $415,793 | $4,992 | 1 | $3,047 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Asian American Resource Workshop Inc
Based on IRS filings
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Dorchester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $120K. Net investment income was $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc is led by Ashley Shen, Co-President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ashley Shen
Co-President
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
Co-Chair → Co-President, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Celina Lee
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Knuttunen
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Uma Venkatraman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Wu
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neha Rayamajhi
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Chen
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Jorge
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nam Le
Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shristi Pant
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eleanor Craig
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: April Tang (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Hae-In Kim (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Anisha Asundi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Somy Kim (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mydzung Chu (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Amanda Saich (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Van Anh Tran (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Yanisa Techagumthorn (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Binh Le (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brandon Lee (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shiliu Wang (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Wayne Yeh (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Amy Jiravisitcul (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Asian American Resource Workshop Inc
How much does Asian American Resource Workshop Inc give each year?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc gave $120K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $160K across 7 grants.
What is Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's typical grant size?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,333, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Asian American Resource Workshop Inc give grants?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (7 grants).
Does Asian American Resource Workshop Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's largest grantees?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Institute for Asian American Studies (University of Massachusetts) ($20,000), Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund ($20,000) and Asian Outreach Center at GBLS ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Asian American Resource Workshop Inc?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.
What is Asian American Resource Workshop Inc?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Dorchester, MA. It holds $3.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's EIN?
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2707980. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
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